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How do I root my Android phone?

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Rooting unlocks administrator (“root”) access on your Android phone – roughly the equivalent of jailbreaking an iPhone. It gives you and your apps extended rights, and it’s what Cheat Droid needs to edit protected app data.

How you root depends on your device. It can be quick and simple on some phones and quite involved on others.

The easiest way to root your phone

The simplest option for most phones is our partner OneClickRoot, a one-click rooting tool that supports a wide range of models for a small fee and offers 24/7 support.

Try the easiest Android rooting method

Prefer to do it yourself?

You can always research the method for your exact device. Search Google for your phone model plus “root”, and check the XDA Developers Forum, where you’ll find tools and step-by-step guides tailored to specific devices.

5 reasons to root your Android device

Rooting is useful even beyond Cheat Droid. Here are the five most popular reasons people do it:

  1. Remove bloatware. Uninstall the manufacturer apps you never asked for – the ones that clutter your phone and slow it down.
  2. Block ads system-wide. Ads help independent developers (the free version of Cheat Droid shows them too), but when they get intrusive, a rooted device lets you banish advertising across your whole phone.
  3. Make full backups. Root lets you back up apps together with their data – not just the apps themselves – using tools like Titanium Backup, so you can restore everything exactly as it was.
  4. Improve battery life and speed. Battery-saving apps such as Greenify work far more effectively when you grant them root access.
  5. Install custom ROMs. A custom ROM is a community-built version of Android that can replace your manufacturer’s firmware with a cleaner, faster or more up-to-date system.

Reason 5+1: get Cheat Droid

Cheat Droid gives you full insight into the data other apps store about you. It isn’t just for cheating in games – it’s made for curious, technically-minded people who want to see what’s going on behind the scenes.

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